title: Increase in Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A infections in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, January 2011 to August 2013.
abstract: We report an increased number of Salmonella enterica Paratyphi A infections in adults in Cambodia. Between January 2011 and August 2013, 71 S. Paratyphi A isolates were recovered from blood cultures, representing a 44-fold increase compared to July 2007 to December 2010, while monthly numbers of cultures did not change. Infections with S. Typhi increased two-fold in the same period. Most cases came from the capital Phnom Penh. These findings warrant epidemiological investigation to support public health measures.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vlieghe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Phe
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Veng
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kham
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Griensven
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002160:Cambodia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010284:Paratyphoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012482:Salmonella paratyphi A / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents